Politics
Ugwuanyi Presents Three More Commissioner -Nominees To Assembly
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has presented names of additional three commissioner- nominees to the State House of Assembly for confirmation.
This was contained in a letter read by the speaker, Chief Edward Ubosi, during plenary in Enugu, yesterday.
Ubosi mentioned the nominees as Mr Emeka Mamah, Mr Uche Ogbodo and Mr Malfred Nzekwe.
He said that the governor expressed optimism that the lawmakers would do the needful to enable him continue with the governance of the state
Ubosi asked the nominees to appear before the house on Thursday for screening and subsequent confirmation.
In another development, the house has passed a bill making primary and junior secondary school education free and compulsory in the state.
This followed the amendment of the 2017 School Transfer Bill of the state.
Contributing to the debate, the House Leader, Mr Ikechukwu Ezeugwu, said that the amendment had become necessary in order to make the first nine years of education free in the state.